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Geotechnical and foundation engineers who need to analyze, design, and document soil and foundation engineering projects with stability, subsoil investigation, and structural support calculations
About DC-Software
DC-Software delivers a comprehensive suite of foundation engineering and soil mechanics tools designed for efficient geotechnical analysis, planning, design, and dimensioning of foundations and retaining structures. It features two main product groups: DC-Foundation for geotechnical calculations, groundwater lowering, and infiltration, and DC-Soil for subsoil examination including bore profiles, geological sections, geothermal borings, old load surveys, and GIS with document management. It supports recording geotechnical parameters in versatile ways, graphically displaying and evaluating subsoil investigation results, and performing advanced calculations for stability of footings, slope and base failure, settlement, piles, reinforced earth, gabions, cantilever and retaining walls, excavation pits, soil nailing, underpinning, and more, often in accordance with relevant standards and codes.
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Founded: 1989
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